Lot 3, an attractive yet broody female by LEVELDALE ROLEX 276Z was a
crowd favorite, exhibiting tremendous volume and capacity carried on a sound
skeleton with plenty of foot. This female sold safe in calf to JSF GAUGE and
will prove herself as a valuable cow. Consigned by Byland Polled Shorthorns and
purchased by Harold Weihl.

$3,200 – Lot 2- Bred Purebred Female BYLAND VELVET 7TM29

A deep-bodied, easy-fleshing roan
daughter of STUDER’S TAYLOR MADE 7Y. Many sale visitors found Lot 2, and for
good reason. A practical type with good data to go along with her appealing
phenotype. Consigned by Byland Polled Shorthorns and purchased by Cody Sollars.

$3,100 – Lot 1 – Bred Purebred Female BYLAND JENNY 7U94

Sure to be a valuable breeding
piece, Lot 1, a daughter of STUDER’S UNIVERSAL 10B, sorted her way to the top
of the offering. This female, up-headed and full of genuine volume and
capacity, made her way around the sale pens effortlessly with a sound skeleton
and ideal feet and legs. Consigned by Byland Polled Shorthorns and purchased by
the Don Washburn Family.

$2,475 – Lot 16 - Open Purebred Female TRN RED TRAVELER 84

A unique opportunity to purchase
an attractive SULL RGLC LEGACY 525 daughter out of the famed SULL RED TRAVELER
2405Z, Lot 16 demanded attention. This powerfully constructed female had plenty
of foot, a great look and plenty of center body and true dimension. Consigned
by Greenhorn Cattle Co. and purchased by Durban Cattle Company.

$2,300 - Lot 46 - Open Plus FemaleKC MISS BLACKBERRY 1830F

A super stylish black and white marked PHILDON JBS FRINGE daughter, Lot
46 made an excellent addition to the sale offering. With a great overall look,
good feet and bone, strong lines, a sleek, feminine front and a world of shape
and capacity, she will get along nicely in the show ring and as a cow.
Consigned by Durban Cattle Company and purchased by Chelsea Graham.

Every year the junior board gives an award to Prospector aged exhibitors who went above and beyond throughout the week of Junior Nationals. The Red Coat Award recipient(s) could be found participating in contests, working with their cattle, and helping other members all week long.

2018 Ohio Cattlemen's BEST Program Results BEST is a youth program of the Ohio Cattlemen's Association that recognizes Ohio's junior beef exhibitors through a series of shows. Juniors who participate in these sanctioned shows earn points for their placing at each show. The OCA Best program promotes educating Ohio's juniors about the beef industry's issues and rewards the successful accomplishments and hard work of those junior beef producers. This year's BEST program featured 15 sanctioned shows that weaved its way across the state with over 523 youth participants showing 749 head of market animals and heifers.

Lot 11 was a crowd favorite, to say the least. Moderate, stout and powerful, this easy
fleshing female commanded attention in the grass lots behind the auction facility and
continued on to the sale ring to be the high seller of the afternoon. Good footed and
functional. This one is a cow. Purchased by Kara Dixon of Louisville, OH.

$3,900 – Lot 3- Bred Purebred Female LF Dazzling Fool 3315

Carper Family Shorthorns skimmed this red and white powerhouse right from the top of
their program in order to offer the very best at the Showcase. A sound, sleek necked
daughter of CF DZ FOOL 686, Lot 3 is not only phenotypically compelling, she’s got the
pedigree to really work for folks serious about producing high quality Shorthorn cattle.
Purchased by Brandon Barr of Xenia, OH.

$3,800 – Lot 12 – Bred Purebred Female Byland Velvet 6M35

It does not matter which sale it is, if there are Byland cattle in the lots, there is a following
headed that direction. Lot 12 is a flashy, performance-oriented daughter of McCoy, with a
solid pedigree and great numbers. The Byland program continues to churn out females that
work and 6M35 is absolutely no exception. Purchased by Harbaugh Farms of Chana, IL.

$3,700 – Lot 19- Open Purebred Female CFSH Fool’s Dazzle 1124D

There is a ton of opportunity with this CLF Foolin’ Around daughter and the crowd at the
Showcase picked right up on it. Lot 19 is a stylish, roan beauty with strong lines and
tremendous shape through the center portion of her skeleton. A female like this will be a lot
of fun in the show ring and will prove her value as a cow. Purchased by DuLynn Shorthorns
of Millersburg, OH & Brandon Barr of Xenia, OH.

2017 Ohio State Fair Open Show
Saturday, July 29, 2017*A special thanks to Linde's Livestock Photos for the photosJudge: Patrick Gunn, Indiana